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measuring up to metrics.(use of e-metrics libraries)(Brief article)
Byline: jonathan gordon-till
Measuring up to metrics
' book review
The title of this book does not inspire great enthusiasm. Yet the balance of topics covered is an indicator of the poor appreciation of e-metrics. The title covers definitions of e-metrics, why libraries need e-metrics, how to build local
e-metrics and how to create metrics.
The authors rightly assign three chapters to highlighting the value of e-metrics in an age when library users are coming to believe that information is freely available via the internet. How can libraries justify expensive electronic ...
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